Digital Identity Blog

Payment Fraud

With PSD2 now officially in force, a new study finds 48 percent of major retailers in the UK have no idea what the directive is, let alone what it means to their business. Titled, “Unaware, Unprepared and Paralyzed: Retailer Readiness...

Recently put into force throughout the European Union, the Revised Payment Services Directive 2 (PSD2) just might be the most disruptive payments law ever devised. But, aside from launching a new era in open banking, PSD2 also takes on a...

While the upcoming PSD2 regulations are focused on banking and financial institutions throughout the European Union, that doesn’t mean the impact won’t be felt elsewhere. After all, the digital economy has turned every business into a global business. Get to...

It’s January 2018—do you know where your PSD2 implementation is? You’d better. Your fraud prevention efforts may be riding on it. Then again, so might your company’s future. This Saturday, January 13 marks the formal deadline for the Revised Payment...

Losses from payment fraud are expected to cost businesses more than $6 billion by 2018. In an effort to protect themselves, companies are often tempted to burden their customers with additional security measures. But, while the fear of payment fraud...

Much has been made about the affect the upcoming PSD2 regulations will have on businesses in the European financial services industry. But, sometimes lost in all of the discussion is just how this modernization will ultimately affect consumers. PSD2, of...

The digital payments landscape is undergoing continuous transformation. The latest is in Australia with the New Payments Platform (NPP), which is expected to be operational in the second half of 2017. The goal of NPP is to provide consumers, businesses...

Are European banks about to get “Starbucked”? On the heels of the final Regulatory Technical Specifications (RTS) for strong customer authentication under PSD2, brands in this once-staid industry category are bracing for impact. To be sure, the EU’s revised payment services...

This video blog takes a look at the new PSD2 standards and how ThreatMetrix is helping organizations in Europe and around the globe meet these requirements. PSD2 is designed to establish new requirements aimed at enhancing security, transparency, innovation, and...

Publishing a new set of standards, such as PSD2, is one thing, but implementing them is another thing all together. Now that banks and others in the financial services industry have had time to absorb the final Regulatory Technical Specifications...